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. The show stars

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, and Sumit Bhardwaj. Its plot follows four sisters as they journey from

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. The show was dubbed in

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as ''Manam'', which airs on

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, and in

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as ''Kanchana'' airing on

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. It is titled ''Tere Naal Ishq'' on

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Plot

Four sisters Alka, Anushka, Devyani, and Piya live with their father Narayan Shastri in

. They had lost their mother at a very young age and were raised single-handedly by Narayan. They move to

after Narayan gets a job transfer, where they stay at his childhood friend Surinder Sareen's house. Surinder lives with his wife Minty and two sons, Neil and Rajat. Minty and Neil hate the sisters and try to oust them. Narayan learns that Alka loves Rajeev, and thus takes a marriage proposal to Rajeev's father, who insults him. After knowing all this, Alka apologizes to Narayan. He fixes her alliance to his friend Harishankar's son Rohan Pandey, thus the two marry. Both Anushka and Devyani fall in love with Rajat, who has feelings for Anushka. Neil falls in love with Devyani but she rejects him. When Rajat tries to confess his love for Anushka to his family, Minty and Nikki decides to seek revenge for Neil from Devyani. They create a misunderstanding and make everyone believe that Rajat loves Devyani. Everyone prepare for their engagement and when Anushka learns that Devyani also loves Rajat, she sacrifices her love for Devyani. But Rajat also loves Anushka and on his engagement day he learns that he getting engaged to Devyani and he wants to tell her truth, but is stopped by Anushka. And she gives her ''kasam'' to become engaged to her sister and he agrees. Rajat and Devyani become engaged. Ass Minty and Nikki's plan fail, they again try to expose Anushka and Rajat. This time they become successful. Devyani becomes heartbroken after knowing the truth and she insults Anushka, accusing her of taking her fiancé, but Anushka remains silent. Rajat criticises her for disrespecting her sister, and tells her that he loves Anushka and not her. Anushka refuses and says that Rajat is only Devyani's. The next day, Surinder and Rajat learn about Minty and Nikki. Surinder ousts out Nikki from the house and scolds Minty. Rajat's ex-girlfriend Karishma appears. To make Anushka jealous, Rajat announces his marriage to Karishma, but Anushka remains focused on her relationship with her sister. Later, Devyani tries to convince Anushka to stop Rajat's marriage and discusses this matter with Rajat, who insists that Anushka professes her love for him first. He is later arrested. and Anushka is blamed for his arrest. It is revealed that Karishma is responsible. Rajat and Anushka marry. Neil is forced by Minty to marry her friend Leela's daughter Kajal, which upsets Devyani, who decides to work with Alka. Someone attacks Devyani at work and she suspects Neil's involvement. Anushka blames Neil for hurting Devyani, but he insists that he is innocent. After three days everyone returns home and Neil returns from jail. Kajal is revealed to have married Neil only for his property, so Minty scolds her and ends her relationship with Neil. Kajal pushes Anushka off a cliff, and Rajat is kidnapped. One year later, the Sareens and Shastris celebrate. Rajat and Devyani begin the wedding ceremony, and Anushka is revealed to be alive.

Cast

Main

as Anushka Rajat sareen – Narayan's 2nd daughter; Alka's younger sister; Devyani and Piya's elder sister; Rajat's wife *

as Squadron leader Rajat Sareen – Minty and Surinder's elder son; Neil's elder brother; Anushka's husband * Neha Pednekar as Alka Pandey – Narayan's 1st daughter; Anushka, Devyani and Piya's elder sister * Sujay Reu as Rohan Pandey – Alka's husband *

as Devyani Shastri – Narayan's 3rd daughter; Alka and Anushka's younger sister; Piya's elder sister * Sumit Bhardwaj as Neil Sareen – Minty and Surinder's younger son; Rajat's younger brother

Recurring

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as Narayan Shastri – Alka, Anushka, Devyani and Piya's father *

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as Piya Shastri – Narayan's 4th daughter; Alka, Anushka and Devyani's younger sister *

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as Mintakshi "Minty" Sareen – Rajat and Neil's mother *

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as Surinder Sareen – Rajat and Neil's father * Chaitrali Gupte as Vrinda Pandey *

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as Harishankar Pandey * Shraddha Jaiswal as Aastha Pandey *

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as Nikki * Puneet Vashisht as Dr. Raghavendra Singh *

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as Veerarav "Veer" Rajshekhari * Sumit Verma as Rajeev – Alka's ex-boyfriend *

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as Buaji * Swati Kumar as Karishma * Priyanka Khera as Kajal Neel Sareen – Neil's ex-wife * Poonam Bhatia as Leela Massi – Minty's friend *

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as Inspector Guggal Pandey (2015) *

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as Simar

Dubs

''Kanchana'' (English: ''Kanchana – Soul of Affection and Love'') is a

serial and a

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that premiered on 31 August 2015. ''Manam'' is a

serial and a

that premiered on 8 February 2016 and airs Monday through Friday.

Cast (Tamil version)

* Neha Pednekar as Kanchana Narayan Shastri/Kanchana Rajan Harishankar *

as Akila Narayan Shastri/Akila Ranjeet Sareen *

as Devyani Narayan Shastri *

as Priya Narayan Shastri *

as Rajat Saravanan Sareen * Sumit Bhardwaj as Rajesh Saravanan Sareen * Sujay Reu as Rajan Harishankar Pandey * Rajesh Jais as Narayan Shastri *

as Meenakshi Saravanan Sareen *

as Saravanan Sareen * Chaitrali Gupte as Brinda Harishankar Pandey *

as Harishankar Pandey * Shraddha Jaiswal as Asha Harishankar Pandey

Cast (Telugu version)

* Neha Pednekar as Alekhya Narayan Shastri *

as Anuskha Narayan Shastri/Anuskha Ranjeet Sareen *

as Devyani Narayan Shastri *

as Priya Narayan Shastri *

as Ranjeet Sareen * Sumit Bhardwaj as Nitin Sareen * Sujay Reu as Rohan Harishankar Pandey * Rajesh Jais as Narayan Shastri *

as Meenakshi Surinder Sareen *

as Surendra Sareen * Chaitrali Gupte as Brinda Harishankar Pandey *

as Harishankar Pandey * Shraddha Jaiswal as Asha Harishankar Pandey

References

{{Colors Programmes 2014 Indian television series debuts 2015 Indian television series endings Colors TV original programming Indian drama television series Indian television series Television shows set in Delhi